The defense moved to dismiss the indictments on the grounds that federal obscenity statutes violated the constitutional guarantees of privacy and liberty that were protected by the due process clause.

Conviction in Florida Other states have applied their obscenity statutes to music lyrics, although prosecution is rare.

The case is the latest chapter in a national debate over local obscenity statutes and freedom of expression.

His most notable rulings restricted the reach of obscenity statutes in the areas of literature and contraceptives.

She lobbied Congress to simply remove the words "prevention of conception" from federal obscenity statutes.

Later in 1987, the court cited this provision when it abolished the state's obscenity statute in State v. Henry.

The Appeals Court found the book did not violate obscenity statutes, as it was found to have some social value.

Both cases are part of a national debate over local obscenity statutes and freedom of expression.

The ordinance did not refer to the prurient interest, as required of obscenity statutes by the Supreme Court in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973).